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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
Moscow, June 19 /Xinhua/ — The Angara-A5 heavy-class rocket has launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome with spacecraft, RIA Novosti reported on Tuesday, citing the Russian Defense Ministry.
“On June 19, 2025, the Angara-A5 launch vehicle with spacecraft on board was launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in the Arkhangelsk Region in the interests of the Russian Ministry of Defense,” the statement said.
Angara is a family of Russian launch vehicles, ranging from light to heavy. This launch was the tenth in the history of the Angara rocket. Since 2014, five launches of the light-class version Angara-1.2 and three of the heavy Angara-A5 have been conducted from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome. In addition, one heavy rocket was launched in April 2024 from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia’s Amur Region. –0–